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Maria Sidiropoulou

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Currently studying in Warsaw…Journalism and International Relations…volunteer for Amnesty International…passionate for cinema…love cooking greek food…recently started knitting…

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21 April 2013

Detained and Desperate – Undocumented Migrants in Greece

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Stories of despair were transmitted through Twitter, when politicians, journalists and anti-racism activists visited a detention facility within the Drapetsona police station in Piraeus city, where more than 100 unauthorized migrants are living in cramped, dark and deplorable conditions. GV author Maria Sidiropoulou was among the visiting delegation and reports.

14 October 2012

Greece: Police Post Photos of Youth Detained at General Strike

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Greek police preemptively arrested and beat young people intending to join massive anti-austerity demonstrations on September 26, 2012. When they also published their photos and identities online, furious reactions ensued from Greek netizens.

12 May 2012

Greece: HIV-Positive Sex Workers Brutally Exposed Online

A multitude of reactions came after the Greek police uploaded photos and personal data of HIV-positive sex workers to a website. NGOs and hundreds of netizens, condemned through social media, those responsible for this campaign, as well as mainstream media for their biased coverage.

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